Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-02

the broad wheel of the wagon, trying to puI
my discOrded thoughts into some sort o.
shape. hungered for revenge; ! longet
10 make him suffer I had come here tC
feel near 10 the man on whom was going
to work revenge.
He was on the other side Of the wall,
thought. He was chuckling, no doubt,
over the end of my love story-laughing to
think that my lover was serving before the
mast on one of his majesty's ships fol
three long years. Oh, villain!
1t was something to be near him, to feel
that one could even kill him if one had
the strength-that alone was wanting; to
think that close to him one could EXECUTE
whatever the mind could conceive.
Presently, as listened, ! heard voices.
Some one was with him them. l crept
from the penthouse and stepped lightly
over the narrow flower bed which stood
beneath the window. The shutter was
closed, but one knew what sort of q shut
ter would De that of Joshua's cottage at
the mill. In fact, it was not even barred,
and there was hole in it, through which
saw what was going on. The visitor
was our old friend Mr.. MallOck, justice OF
the peace, and he was talking in his magis'
terial wav.
Quite a providence, Joshua'-he
wagged his head till his purple cheeks
shook and wabbled-" that you were able
to rescue the cargo. Quite a providence.
At one time / thought 1 should be able to
dismiss the the charge, but it was impos-
sible Poor old Dan! Poor boys! Who
was the villain that informed"
IL wish We knew, sir"
~ wish we did, with all my heart. He
would get warm reception at Lyme,
promise him so much. However-three
years-it is long time. You may send
me, Joshua, at the old price-ah!-twenty
kegs-yes, think / had better secure
what can get. Twenty kegs. Dear me!
They can come tomorrow morning In tiour
sacks. l will pay for them now"
There was great counting out of money
on the table. When Joshua was satisfied
that il was all right, he put it up in lit
tie bag, and promised to bring the brandy
next morning
Then the worthy justice of the peace re-
tired. slipped back to my place of con
cealment, while Joshua accompanied his
visitor to the door, with many expression:
of gratitude for his custom and his condo
lences.
"You are very welcome, Joshua, very
welcome" said his worship, land as fol
that villain
He disappeared in the darkness, still
muttering what he would do, had he the
power, to the scoundrel who spoiled al
honest mans trade.
Joshua went back and | heard him bal
the door, so that knew he would have M
other visitors
Then returned to my place and watch
ed him again through the hole of thu
shutter
He was rather pale, and his hand wa!
shaking. No doubt he was thinking o
his villainy.
He went to the cupboard in the wall ant
drew out bottle, containing | knew wei
some of poor Dan Gulliver'S best.
wished could dash the bottle in his fact
rs he drank from 4 wine glass.
The brandy gave him courage, | sup
pose, for he looked round him with a NOR,
assured air. What he was saying to him
self, | believe, was that no one knew ex
cept Capt. Pollard, and he certainly coult
not tell. Nobody knew! Why, within {
short six feet of where he stood was tht
girl he had 20 foully wrOnged burning Il
be avenged.
He tied the bag of money which Mr.
MalloCk had left with him tightly, ant
taking a short thick poker which STOOD
beside the andirons, he pried up Thu
hearthstOne. There he deposited the bal
aud replaced the stone carefully, taking
the precaution to sweep ashes over tn
edges so rs to conceal the fact of its recen
removal. We all Used the hearthstonc 70
our bank and we al! went through tn
same lormality of trying TO hide the fact
This done, he looked around him agail
and sighed-with another thought OF hi
villainy, ] suppose and seized the stOn
bottle which held the brandy. One, two
three glasses in succession of raw spirit
Was this his nightly custom or was h
seeking to drown remOrse? Then he tool
the candle, opened the door which stood a
the bottom OF the stairs and stumbled NJ
to his bedroom. 1t seemed to me tina
Joshua was likely to sleep heavily after al
that brandy.
waited below, mOtiOnless, until tn
! light was extlnguished. Then | begaI
cautiously to see if | could open the win
dow. The shutter was not secured, as
said before. The window was upon hinge
aud opened inward. 1t was heavy win
dow, consisting of small square panes o
thick glass set in lead. lifted the latcl
which fastened it by means OF a small
twig. The window fell open; waited 70
la moment to see if Joshua was reused ant
then climbed into the room.
What was going to do was simply t,
rob Joshua. That was part of my revenge
Not to get any advantage out of the none,
for myself at all, hut just to deprive hin
of it.
1t was nothing 70 me being without
light in the room, knew exactly wher
everything was. first bolted the door o.
the staircase. That would secure Ill
plenty of time to escape, should. JOshuf
be reused. Then l took the poker ant
prised up the hearthstone cautiously
Feeling in the dark, discovered one, two
three--eight bags, all tied up, and al
containing money. Now | was quit
certain, when laid my hands upon thos,
bags, that | was not only going to TAX
some of Joshua's money, but all of it
He kept his whole store--all his saving
in that hiding place. ought at thi
length of time, to feel ashamed at tn
baseness of my revenge-but | cannot
The wrong WAS so bitteI, the villainy wa
80 unutterable, that l have only to thinl
of my own feelings that night, and iustif,
myself at once. 1t was delightful to me t
feel that was taking the whole of his mon
ey. hoped that its loss would ruin him
When the bage were all out, carefully pu
back the hearthstone.
! Eight bags-there were no more. I lait
them altogether on the table, felt in til,
drawer for the ball of string which tn
practical mind of Joshua made him al way
keep there, and tied them all together
and attached about three yards Of string
by which to hang them in their place.
There must have been good sum o
money in the whole, because the bags wer
pretty heavy to carry. | dropped then
cautiously out Of window, Crept on
myself and carried away the bags.
The great undershOt wheel of the mil
occupied, as we know already one end o.